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Canadian celebrity birth records: five provinces, who may order
Canada has no national birth register. See which office holds a Canadian celebrity's birth record in five provinces and who is allowed to order a copy.
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Celebrity Birth Date Privacy Laws: Open and Sealed Records
Celebrity birth date privacy laws in the US: which states open or seal birth records, the statutes that apply, and how researchers verify a date.
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A guide to copyright and publicity rights in a US celebrity birthday calendar
Celebrity birthday calendar rights turn on US copyright limits, state publicity laws, fair use rules and trademark boundaries for famous names.
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Good choices about historical figures with July birthdays start with the fundamentals
Historical figures with July birthdays: what was actually written down at the time, why baptism is not birth, and when a date is honestly an estimate.
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Selected musicians with April birthdays: dates and names
Musicians with April birthdays show how a calendar can check dates, handle conflicting birth-year claims, and preserve names across scripts.
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Athletes with September birthdays and the NHL draft line
How the NHL's September 15 draft line sorts September-born players, with Ovechkin, Matthews and MacKinnon worked through the rule.
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Athletes with February birthdays for people who want the details
Athletes with February birthdays: what a record claim needs on both sides of the subtraction, why the birth side is soft, and how recognition really works.